Simphiwe Dana’s Mom Tests Positive For Covid19

Dana pleads with everyone to take the virus serious.

By ZAlebs | 02.07.2020 | Simphiwe Dana | Top of The Last Updated On 01.07.2026

Simphiwe Dana’s Mom Tests Positive For Covid19
Outspoken singer/songwriter, Sipmhiwe Dana has just revealed that her mother, a retired nurse, has tested positive for Covid19.

More and more Zalebs, including Prince Kaybee and Celebrity Real Estate Agent TT Mbha have opened up about how the Coronavirus has directly affected them or their loved ones.
The muso took to her Twitter account to open up about this, posting. “My mom has been diagnosed with the coronavirus.” The star continued. “She is a retired nurse who went back to work for an old age home because nursing to her is a calling.”

On the bright side though is that she’s recovering well at her home. “She is recovering at home and seems to be ok. She has diabetes.”

Dana has faith that she’ll recover and so do we. “Still I have faith she will pull through.”
In a more recent Tweet, Simphiwe revealed that she hopes more people will taking this virus serious as it’s starting to affect our close friends and families. “Now that we are starting to see Covid deaths of our close friends and families, I beg you to stop throwing the term herd immunity around. You are risking people’s lives. It is irresponsible.”
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Picture Credit: Simphiwe Dana/Instagram

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Published on 02.07.2020
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